My family stays in Airbnb houses when we vacation. The last 2 places that we stayed both had granite cutting boards with a note to not cut on the countertops and use the provided granite cutting boards.
You can imagine what shape the provided kitchen knives were in. These were cheap knives but totally not usable in their current condition. I am not sure that the edges were much sharper than the spines
I always bring at least one chefs knife and an additional all around fixed blade for fish at the beach that can also double for kitchen duty (mostly a Santoku paired with a Spiderco waterway). Also bring a cutting board.
Not necessarily blaming the owners, they don't want people cutting straight on their granite countertops and I am sure they are not worried about the cheap provided knives. But is still makes me cringe. Who uses granite as a cutting board and why are these even a thing?
I would think that setting out a couple of plastic ones would be sufficient.
You can imagine what shape the provided kitchen knives were in. These were cheap knives but totally not usable in their current condition. I am not sure that the edges were much sharper than the spines

I always bring at least one chefs knife and an additional all around fixed blade for fish at the beach that can also double for kitchen duty (mostly a Santoku paired with a Spiderco waterway). Also bring a cutting board.
Not necessarily blaming the owners, they don't want people cutting straight on their granite countertops and I am sure they are not worried about the cheap provided knives. But is still makes me cringe. Who uses granite as a cutting board and why are these even a thing?
I would think that setting out a couple of plastic ones would be sufficient.